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Cardinals Dodge Judge-ment, but Torres Drills 2 Homers for Yankees Win

The New York Yankees escaped St. Louis with a 6-4 victory Monday night, despite a pair of home runs from Cardinals leadoff batter Aaron Judge.

Gleyber Torres' two home runs, including a go-ahead solo shot in the eighth inning, powered the Yankees to victory.

Judge put the Cardinals on the board early with a solo home run in the first inning. The Yankees answered back in the second with two runs of their own, but Judge tied the game again with a solo home run in the third.

The Cardinals took a 4-2 lead in the fourth inning on a two-run single by Paul Goldschmidt. However, the Yankees chipped away at the lead with a run in the fifth and tied the game in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Torres.

Torres' go-ahead home run in the eighth inning proved to be the game-winner. The Yankees bullpen held on in the ninth inning to secure the victory.

Torres' heroics overshadowed a strong performance by Judge, who finished the night 2-for-4 with two home runs and two RBIs.

The Cardinals' loss dropped them to 19-18 on the season, while the Yankees improved to 22-15.

Here are some additional highlights from the game:

• Yankees starter Jameson Taillon allowed four runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings.
• Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas allowed two runs on five hits over 5 1/3 innings.
• Yankees relievers Lucas Luetge, Miguel Castro, and Aroldis Chapman combined to allow one hit over the final 3 1/3 innings.